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2.
Some history
Q: When was the first European registration of a glyphosate product?
A: 1974. The first sales of Roundup were in the UK for perennial weed
control in autumn stubbles
Three consequences of that long history which affect regulatory status:
1. Over 2-3 generations of users, the major impact of the ability to control perennial
weeds has been forgotten. Glyphosate is now a “tool” - benefits are underestimated
2. The considerable data generated on efficacy & benefits, and the years of successful
use, are sometimes forgotten by regulators when they need to “tick boxes”
3. Glyphosate is one of the most researched pesticides or chemicals – efficacy, crop
safety, fate, toxicity, environmental impact. It is targetted by “campaigning scientists”

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Major regulatory reviews
• EU review completed 2001
– All uses reviewed and considered “acceptable” for all exposures
– Including on glyphosate tolerant crops (beet, maize, cotton)
• FAO/WHO JMPR (Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues)
– 2004 toxicology, 2005 residues
– Short & long term dietary intake unlikely to present a public health
concern
• WHO Environmental Health Criteria 159
– and WHO water criteria (5000 µg/L)
• Other major OECD countries including Japan, USA, Canada, Brazil,
Australia
– Many countries will review in the near future

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Regulatory status in the EU
• Inclusion in Annex I of Directive 91/414/EC in November 2001
– Thorough evaluation by Germany as rapporteur Member State
– Peer reviewed by all Member States (MS)
– Stakeholder inputs
– No significant restrictions
• maximum annual dose 4.32 kg a.s./ha
• Re-registration of all products by Member States (MS) by July 2006
– Thorough evaluation now completed in most MS
– Maintained broad range of uses